A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a thin off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is loaded with wheat and bananas with some spice and a touch of hops.

T: The taste likewise has a lot of wheat and banana flavors that dominate. There's a little spice to it and a decent hops presence to provide some balance. The malt character is quite hearty. The after-taste is bready and slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is very clean.

D: Very tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style even though it's a little on the darker side, this is a very good beer to drink for a whole evening.

another great new one from portsmouth. i was thrilled to be able to try this one and it went very well with dinner tonight.

Poured a bright pale golden amber with a big frothy white head. Very slight haze kept it from being completely clear, nice carbonation. No lace.

Smell was light, very grainey with lots of yeast evident. Nice hints of cereal and malts, classic pilsner/german light lager/ hefe araoma. Very nice and was a very welcoming smell.
First impression was very light, frothy feel. Lots of subtle hints of mainly grains, and euro hops mixed in. Almost a burnt cereal type back to it and a nice caramel maltness. As it warmed some hints of fruit and spice, banana in the backround. Feel was great, with awesome carbonation.

Overall this was really a great session beer for a hot day. Very flavorful and really just awesome tones. Highly recommneded.

Bottle from the brewery store.
Hazy light straw color with a frothy bubbly white head that persists forever. Light banana and clove with a bit of malty sweetness and hints of earthy spice and yeasty flavors. Lightly tart, not half bad.

Poured on-tap at the Portsmouth Brewery and served in a weisse glass. The beer is a light, bright, pale yellow, and the unfiltered nature makes this brew almost opaque. No head to speak of on this one. There are very light aromas of lemon and bubblegum. Interesting. There is a decent cling along the glass while you drink. Flavors are sweet, with the bubblegum characteristic once again, as well as a basil and oregano spicing at the end of the palate. The aftertaste is mostly spice, with a dry, rough finish.

Had this on-tap at the brewpub. Pour is a hazy orange/yellow with a light head that settles to a ring. Nearly opaque. This hefe is heavily toward the banana side of things with very little clove. If you like that, you'll probably enjoy this beer. The smell has lots of banana and some light wheaty aromas. The flavor screams banana and adds some bubblegum into the mix, but is light on the clove spiciness. The mouthfeel is extremely smooth and creamy, so much so that it lacks a bit of the hefeweizen crispness than is fairly common in the style. Overall this is delicious, but this is a very particular hefeweizen. I liked its intense fruitiness and almost unctuous creaminess as a change of pace. Others might not feel the same. I certainly wouldn't call this one balanced.

Served in a standard pint glass on 6/24/2008. Poured a deep orange-gold with a quarter-inch white head that eventually settled into a thin, inconsistent skim and a tight ring of foam around the shoulders. Some lacing, but weak adherence. Poor clarity but some light penetration. Not much revealed in the nose. Surprisingly, no wheat came across. Incredibly flavorful; banana, bubblegum and clove, but again, very little wheat detectable. Mouthfeel was balanced between light- and medium-bodied with light carbonation. Excellent drinkability, but not at all style consistent in my opinion. My first impression was that it was more of a dunkel in flavor and color; however, it was quite delicious.

Bottle shared by Sean at our recent tasting...A hazy nice gold color with good carbonation...The taste and aroma are both pretty nice, clove on the front a banana comes through, pretty strong for a hefe. A nice bite at the end as well. Medium feel and pretty easy to drink.

On tap at the downtown brewpub this poured a cloudy tan color with a very thin off-white cover and decent lacing. The aroma is lemony citrus and sweet wheat. The taste brings out more citrus with bubblegum and wheat. It has a very good feel, satiny smooth and very drinkable. Very fine carbonation. This is a real nice light choice with quality and flavor.

Pours a dirty blonde light amber with 1/2 inch foam that settles out completely. Powerful banana smell, light on the clove. Wheaty. Wheaty to the taste, some citrus that gives a sour tinge. Long sour finish. Good carbonation, Really drinkable, very good.

Stopped by the brewpub yesterday (17AUG09) for lunch with daughter Caitlin. It was also a special day, as it was our first time visiting a pub together since she turned 21 (on August 5th)! To top it off, Caitlin joined Alewife and me as members of the Imperial Pint Club.

Our first round together? Each a Hefeweizen! I was surprized that I hadn't ever reviewed this one. The imperial pint glass was filled with a cloudy, muted, flat golden colored liquid. Lots of very fine carbonation bubbles were steadily progressing topside, almost in a Guinness-like fashion. The head was a creamy, white mass of marshamallow-like foam, almost slipping over the edges. Lacing was excellent from top to bottom. Aroma was quite inviting, with a great banana-clove combo wafting forth. The bier was medium-bodied, and exceedingly smooth for the style. It was soft and velvety on the tongue, displaying none of the typical prickliness most Hefes have.

Flavor has light sweetness in the initial stages, almost a bit biscuity. Smooth banana and subtle clove the come into the spotlight, remaining until the curtain is drawn on this fine potable. It is crisp, dry and quite refreshing. An excellent Tod Mott rendition of the style! Zum Wohl!!

This beer certainly looked like a Hefe. It was a hazy gold color with very thin foam across the top. A pretty nice amount of lacing was left behind in the glass.

The aroma was of pineapple and other fruits. (banana) Also very slightly spicy. (clove)

The flavor was quite nice and well balanced. Not too much clove flavor which I really do not prefer. You did get a sense for the fruits along with the crisp wheat flavor and texture. Nice bready notes.

A- Hazy brownish orange with a thick frothy head.
S- Fruity bubblegum (juicy fruit gum) and cloves really dominate.
T- Sweet fruit gum, cloves and ripe bananas are well blended and hit you from start to finish.
M- Sweet and fruity throughout. A bout of dryness at some point in the middle but only lasting a second.

Overall- Boy is this tasty on a hot summer day. Might be a little too sweet for a Hefe.

Drank from a 1 pint 6 fluid ounce bottle
Purchased at the Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth, NH
Served in a weizen glass

Cloudy, golden-amber in appearance with a frothy, meringue-like, three-finger head of off-white foam. Spotty blocks of lacing clung to the sides of the glass.

Lots of dry, powdery yeastiness came through in the nose. Bubblegum notes were noticeable. Sweet and rather spicy. Slightly lemony. A touch musty.

The flavor profile was intriguing. As in the nose, the spices were quite prevalent. Clove and coriander dominated. Nutmeg came through as well. Crisp, wheaty and a bit tart in the center. Citrusy (lemony). Banana and bubblegum flavors also made an appearance but they were definitely dwarfed by the spices. The finish was crisp, tart and off-dry with a lingering, phenolic yeastiness.

The body of this beer could have a bit more heft to it. Somewhat slick and creamy with a medium amount of carbonation.

This hefeweizen is highly drinkable, yet it had enough character to keep my interest. Drinking it was a terrific way to mark summer's end.

Poured a shockingly clear apricot-brown in color. Just a bit of haze but not enough to destroy the transparency. Big fluffy white head that had just the slightest tinge of brown. The head vanished completely to a thin scuzz and lots of stringy lace. Nose is wheaty and just a bit of lemon.

There is something odd in the flavor. A green tang-iness that I cannot quite place but want to attribute it to a strange hop additon for the style. Quite lemony and tart too. Lots of sweet wheat tones. Some nice yeast flavors that give off a spicy/peppery flavor. Medium body with a low carbonation (but that may be attributed to the growler even though I taped it up when I picked it up). Nice mid-week dinner beer.

This is different from the Weizenheimer, both were on tap at the same time, they bill this as a Bavarian style Hefe.
Pours a cloudy orange-amber, topped with a two finger white head, leaves a partial sheet of lacing.
Grassy, wheat, banana and clove aroma, with a slightly medicinal off note.
Spicy taste, lemon grass, wheat, clove, banana, and ginger?
Light and crisp, great summertime drinkability, there was a lot of clove and it brought down the drinkability a little - I like Hefes more restrained on the clove note.

Poured into a weizen glass at the brew pub. Pours a cloudy straw color with a finger of creamy white head.

This one smells like bananas. Tough to notice anything else but it does have a faint toasty aroma lingering. More of a grainy flavor on this one. Kind of fruity still but it has a nice light toasty flavor and a little bit of spice.

Good feel. Light bodied and soft carbonation. Pretty ejoyable beer. A little fruity but still a nice lower abv offering.

On tap at the brewery
Pale hazy orange/yellow body, small white head that goes away too quickly

Aromas of bubblegum and bananas light grain background along with the customary glove spice note

Flavors are light wheat and sweet fruit bananas and orange almost no bitters here at all, light to medium body almost no carbonation at all

I tend to drink this fairly often the only thing I wish was that the carbonation was increased. I due know if you get it from the downstairs tap the carbonation is slightly better. A good Hefe all an all

Glowing and golden in color, slight haze after second pour. Lively carbonation and fluffy white head with pretty good retention. Smell is nice. Some spice is at the forefront with banana lingering. Somewhat doughy, bready scents, making it seem like spiced banana bread wafting through the air. Taste is much of the same...not as complex as the smell. Definitely spicy in flavor, moreso than many hefes I've come across. It's more aggressive to me. Mouthfeel is interesting. Has a creamy texture, less crisp than I'm used to. Coats the tongue and feels excellent, while different. A good drinking beer, one that I'm glad to have tried.

Taste isn't so clovey, as yeasty & lemony &... ohh, so infected. It is iron-y(think blood) & sour like apricots. A little lettuce, a little leafy bitterness. Vinegary. Body is thin, with a dry, cracker finish. Carbonation is big & stiff. Only my curiosity allows me to even attempt to drink a small portion of this bottle.

Consumed on 8/10. Bottle was purchased in the middle of June. Growlers are fine of course(delicious!), but these bombers are just so frustrating. I'm barely batting .500 with these guys!